More prominence for Sri Lanka:

CCC to participate in India Economic Summit 2009

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Sri Lanka will be given prominence by the World Economic Forum at the India Economic Summit 2009 which begins today in New Delhi.

CCC Chief Executive Officer Haren Malwatta told Daily News Business that the World Economic Forum has allocated a session for Sri Lanka within the main conference agenda from 11.45 am to 13.15 pm today to discuss “The next chapter of Sri Lanka’s growth’.

It would be a great opportunity to promote and attract attention towards Sri Lanka which in turn would lead to investment inquiries. He said that on earlier occasions Sri Lanka got only a parallel lunch on session to speak but this year Sri Lanka has been given promienence for investment because the conflict is over.

The delegation of senior businessmen headed by CCC Chairman Dr Anura Ekanayake and Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama representing the Government sector arrived in India yesterday. The Sri Lanka session will be chaired by Chief Mentor of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Tarun Das, Minister Amunugama, India’s Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and CCC Chairman Dr Anura Ekanayake will be the panellists.

The India Economic Summit 2009 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the World Economic Forum following India’s national election in May will be a unique and historic opportunity for key domestic and international stakeholders to discuss the economic, political and social priorities for India to sustain high growth and remain competitive despite the global economic crisis and new challenges to the region’s security, Malwatta said.

The summit is a unique opportunity to meet and network with top global CEOs and social and political leaders to discuss new opportunities and strengthen existing partnerships.

RK